Ultimate Sport Glove

ABSTRACT

A noise maker glove includes an elastically deformable bladder that generates a noise when the bladder is compressed by a wear clapping his or her hands together. or otherwise compressing the bladder.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The disclosure relates to amusement devices, namely noise makers for useat a sporting event or the like.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Fans at sporting events want to make noise. Conventional noise makerssuch as horns require the fan to constantly pick up and put down thenoise maker during the sporting event.

It is desirable to have a noise maker that is easily accessible for usewhile not requiring the fan to constantly pick up and put down the noisemaker.

It is also desirable to have a noise maker that does not necessarilyrequire use of both hands to generate the noise, thereby allowing use ofthe noise maker while the fan is holding food or a beverage.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The term “Ultimate Sport Glove” is a proposed trademark intended for usewith the disclosed sport glove and is not a generic term for thedisclosed sport glove.

Disclosed is a noise maker formed as a sport glove or mitten (bot theglove and mitten embodiments referred to as a glove herein) that can beworn on the hand by a fan during the sporting event. The glove leavesthe hand free for eating or drinking without requiring the glove to beremoved from the hand.

In an embodiment the disclosed noise maker glove includes a palm sidethat lies against the palm of a user hand when worn, an elasticallydeformable bladder on the palm side that defines an interior compartmentwhen the bladder is unstressed, the bladder having an openingcommunicating with the interior compartment, and an orifice connected tothe bladder opening fluidly connected with the bladder opening such thatair flowing into and out of the bladder flows through the orificewhereby when the bladder is compressively deformed air flows out of thebladder through the orifice to make noise, and when the bladder returnsfrom being deformed to its unstressed state the elastic deformation ofthe bladder draws air through the orifice and into the bladder.

Another embodiment of the noise maker glove includes a body portion andone or more finger portions extending from the body portion. The bodyportion receives the and into the glove, each of the one or more fingerportions receiving a respective finger or fingers of the hand receivedinto the glove.

The body portion includes a palm side being configured to overlay a palmof the hand when the glove is being worn on the hand. A bladder isattached to the palm side of the body portion, the bladder defining aninterior volume of the bladder. The bladder is elastically compressiblefrom an unstressed state to a compressed state and elasticallyexpandable when returning from the compressed state to the unstressedstate.

The bladder has an interior compartment with a volume when the bladderis in the unstressed state and a reduced volume when the bladder is inthe compressed state. Air discharges from the bladder from the interiorcompartment during compression of the bladder and air enters theinterior compartment during expansion of the bladder.

An orifice is fluidly connected to the interior compartment of thebladder. Air when discharging from the bladder flows through theorifice, the orifice being configured to generate noise while the airdischarging from the bladder is flowing through the orifice.

In possible embodiments the orifice is defined by a two-way valve thatthrottles the flow of air out of the bladder and provides less oressentially no flow resistance for air flowing into the bladder.

Other objects and features of the disclosure will become apparent as thedescription proceeds, especially when taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing sheets illustrating one or more illustrativeembodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a palm isometric view of an embodiment of the disclosed noisemaker glove, the glove shown worn on a hand.

FIG. 2 is an opposite view of the glove shown in FIG. 1, the glove offthe hand.

FIG. 3-5 illustrate the bladder and valve of the disclosed noise makerglove.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a noise-making glove 10 in accordance with thedisclosure. The glove has a body 12 with a palm side 14 and a back side16. The body receives a hand into the glove and is shaped to conformgenerally to the palm and back of the user's hand.

Extending away from the body 12 is a number of finger portions or fingerstalls 18 that each receives a respective finger or thumb of the hand. Afinger stall can enclose the whole finger or thumb or the finger orthumb can extend out of an end of the finger stall.

The palm side 14 of the glove has a lower section 20 fabricated of anon-stretchable material such as leather and an upper section 22fabricated of a relatively thin, flexible, or stretchable material suchas fabric or other suitable material which also extends to and definesthe finger stalls 18. The lower palm section 20 and the upper palmsection 22 are joined by stitching 24 between the base of the fingerstalls 18 and the transverse fold lines of the palm of a hand wearingthe glove. The palm sides of the finger stalls and the palm side of thethumb stall are fabricated of or incorporate a stretchable material suchas spandex, and the back side of the thumb stall is fabricated of thesame non-stretchable material as the lower palm section 20

The back sides of the glove body 12 and the finger stalls 18 arepreferably fabricated from a continuous piece of elastic or stretchablematerial, with leather sections over the stretchable material on thebacks of the finger stalls and areas that would overlay the back of thehand of the user or wearer below the finger stalls.

Disposed on the glove palm side 14 is a bladder 26 and a two-way valve28. See FIG. 3. The bladder can be attached to the glove material byglue, mechanical attachment, or the like. The bladder may be covered byfabric as shown in FIG. 2 or can be exposed through a hole or cutout infabric as shown in FIGS. 3-5. The bladder is centrally located on thepalm side and the two-way valve is on the lower end of the bladder asshown in FIG. 3.

The bladder 26 is elastically deformable and is normally in anunstressed or substantially unstressed state. The bladder defines aninterior compartment when in the unstressed or substantially unstressedstate, the bladder having an opening communicating with the interiorcompartment. The valve 28 defines an orifice connected to the bladderopening and fluidly connected with the bladder opening such that airflowing into and out of the bladder flows through the orifice. Theorifice is configured to cause an audible noise to be generated whileair suddenly discharged from the bladder is flowing through the orifice.

In use with the glove 10 worn on the hand of a user, when the bladder iscompressively deformed in a way that suddenly increases air pressurewithin the bladder, the air flowing out of the bladder and through theorifice makes an audible noise. When the bladder returns from beingdeformed to its unstressed state, the elastic deformation of the bladderdraws air through the orifice and back into the bladder.

The bladder can be compressed by the user simply clapping his or herhands together (while wearing the disclosed sport glove on one or bothof the hands, or by slapping the hand wearing the glove against a seator other flat surface.

While this disclosure includes one or more illustrative embodimentsdescribed in detail, it is understood that the one or more embodimentsare each capable of modification and that the scope of this disclosureis not limited to the precise details set forth herein but include suchmodifications that would be obvious to a person of ordinary skill in therelevant art including (but not limited to) changes in materialselection, size, environment of use, and the like, as well as suchchanges and alterations that fall within the purview of the followingclaims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A noise-making glove for wearing on a human hand,the glove comprising: a body portion, the body portion being configuredto receive the hand into the glove, the body portion comprising a palmside being configured to overlay a palm of the hand when the glove isbeing worn on the hand; a bladder being attached to the palm side of thebody portion, the bladder defining an interior volume of the bladder,the bladder being elastically compressible from an unstressed state to acompressed state and elastically expandable when returning from thecompressed state to the unstressed state, the bladder having an interiorcompartment with a volume when the bladder is in the unstressed stateand a reduced volume when the bladder is in the compressed state, airdischarging from the bladder from the interior compartment duringcompression of the bladder and air entering the interior compartmentduring expansion of the bladder; an orifice fluidly connected to theinterior compartment, air when discharging from the bladder flowingthrough the orifice, the orifice being configured to generate noisewhile the air discharging from the bladder is flowing through theorifice.
 2. The glove of claim 1 wherein the air entering the bladderflows through the orifice.
 3. The glove of claim 2 comprising a valve,the valve comprising the orifice, the valve restricting the flow of airdischarging from the bladder more than the flow of air entering thebladder.
 4. The glove of claim 1 wherein the valve is disposed outsideof the bladder.
 5. The glove of claim 1 wherein the bladder is attachedto a portion of the palm side of the body, said portion being formed ofa non-stretchable material.
 6. The glove of claim 5 wherein thenon-stretchable material is leather.
 7. The glove of claim 1 furthercomprising one or more finger portions extending from the body portion,each one or more finger portions being configured and disposed toreceive a respective finger or thumb of a human hand when the glove isworn on the hand.
 8. The glove of claim 1 wherein the one or more fingerportions includes a little-finger finger portion, a ring-finger fingerportion, a middle-finger finger portion, and an index-finger fingerportion.
 9. The glove of claim 1 wherein the body portion is formed as amitten that receives the fingers of a human hand when the glove is wornon the hand.
 10. A glove comprising: a palm portion that faces a palm ofa user wearing the glove; an elastically deformable bladder attached tothe palm portion, the bladder having an opening for flowing air into andout of the bladder; and a noise-generating orifice fluidly connectedwith the bladder opening wherein compressing the bladder by impact flowsair through the orifice and thereby generates an audible noise.
 11. Theglove of claim 10 wherein the orifice is located outside of the bladder.12. The glove of claim 10 wherein the orifice forms part of a two-wayvalve attached to the palm portion, the two-way valve acting as a flowrestriction for air being discharged from the bladder and substantiallynot acting as a flow restriction for air flowing into the bladder duringexpansion of the bladder.
 13. The glove of claim 10 comprising fivefinger portions, the five finger portions being configured to receiveseparately a thumb, an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger, anda little finger of a human hand.
 14. The glove of claim 10 wherein theglove is formed as a mitten.